Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-23
Local News.

"a fine line of New Years cards at
the Democrat Office
The heavy fall of snow has made
grand sleighing for the holiday season.
George Hewett is here from Dakota
on visit to Jonathan Matthews, of
this city.
The tax rolls of the town of VALID
wick are in the hands of Treasurer
Walsh for collection.
The snow pillow has done good work
in making sidewalks and streets pass
able for pedestrians.
The public schools closed on Friday
last for a vacation of two weeks, and
will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1888.
Work has commenced on the cheese
factory to be erected in the maple
grove on William JEWELS farm in the
town OF Linden.
The annual festival of the z. NJ.
church of Willow Springs will be held
on Thursday, December %. All are
invited to attend.
All owners or occupants of lots who
have not done so already should be-
stir themselves and give the public
holiday presents by way of clean side
walks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brunker, of the
Brunker house, Ridgeway, and Miss
Mary Laverty, of the town of Mineral
Point, were callers at the Democrat
Office on Saturday last.
The case of Batten, plaintiff, against
Richards assignee of the estate of r.
S. Smith e Bro.-defendant, appealed
to the supreme court from Dane coun-
ty, was recently decided in favor of
the defendant.
Scarlet fever and diphtheria prevail
in number of towns in Wisconsin.
Every community should exercise the
greatest possible care and avoid if pos
sible these dread diseases. Be careful
to drink no impure water and observe
cleanliness in all things is the safe in
jun ction.
The Democrat wishes all of it's read
ers Merry Christmas. The festival
comes to us this year with its ideal ac-
compartments: pleasant winter wealth
er, snow, and the merry tinkle of the
bells, are all here to greet its advent.
The spirit of good will prevails, and
the Democrat, entering fully into this
spirit, right heartily wishes each and
all a merry, joyous Christmas time.
r. J. Penhallegon, Jr., of the firm of
Brewer & Penhallegon, proprietors of
the Cash Grocery House, of this city,
has accepted position as a general
agent for the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company, of Milwau-
kee. 1t would be hard for the COM
pany to secure the services of better
man than Mr.. Penhallegon. He is a
successful, thorough and reliable man
of business; and while in Chicago some
age had experience in life insurance,
which especially fits him for his pres
ent position.
Lester Fields, William Fields, his
brother, and William Whitsell, cousin,
living in Richland county, are in Jail
charged with passing counterfeit silver
dollars upon Muscoda business men.
They were arrested by the officers there
and on examination admitted to bail.
Then a United States marshal rear
rested them on United States warrant
They all live on a farm twelve miles
from Muscoda, and the night after
they were alleged to have passed coun-
terfeit money the officers interrupted
a chariyari party celebrating the mar
riage of William Fields, which occurred
the day before. No one has found out
where the alleged counterfeit money
came from. The counterfeits are very
poorly made, apparently of lead, and
are very light.
Last Friday, between five and six
o'clock p. M, a man who had beer
working on the Chicago, Freeport an6
Dodgeville rail road, and who wa.
crazy drunk, entered the residence OF
William Perry, on High street and
acted like mailman. Out Of hi:
mouth proceeded volleys of oaths
curses and foul language generally
He scared Mrs. Perry out of the
| house and threatened to kill Mr.. Perry
Constable Samuel Simms was called II
the scene and. with the assistance o.
John r. Brown and others who ha,
come to see what all the noise wa
about, arrested the fellow, who wa
large and powerful and made DIES
perate struggle as he was carried off t.
Jail. He was allowed to cool off il
Jail over night, and on Saturday morn
ing was brought before Mayor Cothrel
to be tried for entering the home o
| Mr.. Perry and using foul and abusiy